Step 2: Configure JDBC datasource beans

The first things you will need to configure are the JDBC datasources.

Here is a sample bean configuration using Embedded Derby:

API-created datasources

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Since the datasources are created via the BTM API (ie: not with ResourceLoader) it is up to the API user to manage their lifecycle, mainly calling init() before usage and close() at shutdown.
This is why the two init-method and destroy-method attributes are set: to have Spring take care of that lifecycle.

Step 3: Configure JMS connection factory beans

The next things you will need to configure are the JMS connection factories.

Here is a sample bean configuration using ActiveMQ:

API-created connection factories

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Since the connection factories are created via the BTM API (ie: not with ResourceLoader) it is up to the API user to manage their lifecycle, mainly calling init() before usage and close() at shutdown.
This is why the two init-method and destroy-method attributes are set: to have Spring take care of that lifecycle.

Step 4: Configure BTM beans

The next thing you need to do is configure beans for BTM.

Step 5: Configure Spring PlatformTransactionManager

Next, you need to create a Spring PlatformTransactionManager. There are many of them but the one we are interested in is the JtaTransactionManager. This is required as Spring internally uses PlatformTransactionManager for all transactional work.

This is really all you need to get JTA support with BTM inside Spring. You could directly make use of the JtaTransactionManager bean in your code but there are more elegant solutions: using Sping's AOP support to get declarative transaction management.

Step 6: Configure declarative transaction management

The idea behind it is to wrap your bean with a Spring-generated proxy that will intercept calls and perform transaction management according to a configuration.

Here is short example:

This expects a MyObject bean to also be configured. You should then make use of the MyObjectFacade bean that will start a new transaction on any method call if no transaction is already running (the <prop key="*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED piece), commit the transaction when the method returns or rollback the transaction if any exception is thrown (the , -Exception</prop> piece).